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Niches / Dialogue Heavy + Interactive Fiction

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Dialogue Heavy + Interactive Fiction

Games tagged both Dialogue Heavy and Interactive Fiction: 59 indie paid launches, 3 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.

How to read this page

  • A hit is an estimated $100k+ first year. Revenue is estimated from Steam reviews, so read figures as "about".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Dialogue Heavy + Interactive Fiction priced $10 to $20.

1Scoreboard: the pair against each of its tags

The pair's chance of a $100k+ first year beside each of its two tags, ranked like a high-score table, with typical earnings and the launches behind every figure.

ScoreboardDoes this pair beat its genres?$10 to $20

Dialogue Heavy + Interactive Fiction beats Dialogue Heavy and trails Interactive Fiction: 2 of its 16 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 6.1 in 100 for Dialogue Heavy and 16.7 in 100 for Interactive Fiction.

Small sample: 16 launches, 2 hits.

3RDThird
Tag oneDialogue Heavy
6.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 16
Typical earnings$6,071
Launches49 / 3 hits
Pair leads by6.4 in 100
2NDRunner-up
This pairDialogue Heavy + Interactive Fiction
2 of 16launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 16 launches
Typical earnings$14,570
Launches16 / 2 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twoInteractive Fiction
16.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.7 in 100
Typical earnings$11,231
Launches270 / 45 hits
Pair trails by4.2 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 1 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20

2Overlap: where the two tags meet

Each circle is one tag, sized by its launches, and the gold overlap is exactly this pair. Click a part to read it. Price changes the odds more than genre does (under $5: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices59 in pairUnder $524 in pair$5 to $1018 in pair$10 to $2016 in pair$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 16 games tagged both Dialogue Heavy and Interactive Fiction priced $10 to $20. 12.5 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 3.0 for Dialogue Heavy-only games and 16.9 for Interactive Fiction-only games, so the mix beats Dialogue Heavy alone and trails Interactive Fiction alone.

Both: 16 games priced $10 to $20; 12.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $14,570.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 16 launches. The outer parts are each tag's launches minus the pair's, so their chance is exact; their typical earnings are not computed yet.

3Comparables

Who leads this pair and each of its tags. Free until launch: one click opens the card. The full comparables list (nearest hits by tag pair, price and launch year) is not computed yet, and the card says so.

Comparables

Leaders

Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch

Whispers from the Starleads this pair29.0%
PairWhispers from the Star29.0%
Dialogue HeavyLOCKDOWN Protocol33.2%
Interactive FictionUntil Then10.3%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently +1. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Dialogue Heavy + Interactive Fiction

What this card holds

  • Leaders. The top earner in this pair and in each of its two tags, with its share of the money.
  • One-hit check. Whether a single game holds over half of the pair's money.
  • Nearest hits. Similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year: not computed yet.

How the list will be picked

Same tag pairdata ready
Same price banddata ready
Launched within a year of each otherplanned
Earned $100k+planned
The list itselfnot computed yet

Free until launch: one click opens the card.

The leaders, in words

  • Whispers from the Star earned 29.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 59 Dialogue Heavy + Interactive Fiction launches.
  • Dialogue Heavy is led by LOCKDOWN Protocol, with 33.2% of its money.
  • Interactive Fiction is led by Until Then, with 10.3% of its money.
  • No game holds over half of this pair's money, so the pair is not a one-hit market.

Nearest hits (similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year): not computed yet.

Filters do not apply here yet. Leaders and shares are for all prices and the Standard view; per price band and per lens they are not computed yet.

4Lens check: does the answer hold?

The same figures with three kinds of games set aside: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Dialogue Heavy + Interactive Fiction is changed recently +1: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 1 more lens too. It holds in 1 of 3.

Dialogue Heavy + Interactive Fiction through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view59 of 59 launchesWithout the breakout58 of 59 launchesLast 18 months36 of 59 launches
Launches counted593 hits593 hits582 hits363 hits
Earned $100k+5.1 in 1001 in 205.1 in 1001 in 203.4 in 1001 in 298.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings$849top tenth $66,499+$849$849$806
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-33.3%1.7 fewer in 100+62.7%3.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-5.1%$43 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Dialogue Heavy and Interactive Fiction, 6 to 30 months old: 59 launches.

Launches counted
593 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$849top tenth $66,499+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 of 59 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
593 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$849
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Whispers from the Star (29.0% of the money): 58 launches left.

Launches counted
582 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$849
Chance against standard
-33.3%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 36 of 59.

Launches counted
363 hits
Earned $100k+
8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$806
Chance against standard
+62.7%3.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
-5.1%$43 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Dialogue Heavy and Interactive Fiction, 6 to 30 months old: 59 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 of 59 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Whispers from the Star (29.0% of the money): 58 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 36 of 59.

Dialogue Heavy holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Dialogue Heavy through every lens, all prices
Dialogue HeavyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view303 of 321 launchesWithout the breakout320 of 321 launchesLast 18 months185 of 321 launches
Launches counted32112 hits30312 hits32011 hits1858 hits
Earned $100k+3.7 in 1001 in 274.0 in 1001 in 253.4 in 1001 in 294.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings$970top tenth $36,211+$1,007$970$846
Chance against standardthe yardstick+8.1%0.3 more in 100-8.1%0.3 fewer in 100+16.2%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+3.8%$37 more0.0%no change-12.8%$124 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Dialogue Heavy, 6 to 30 months old: 321 launches.

Launches counted
32112 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$970top tenth $36,211+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 18 of 321 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
30312 hits
Earned $100k+
4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$1,007
Chance against standard
+8.1%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
+3.8%$37 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, LOCKDOWN Protocol (33.2% of the money): 320 launches left.

Launches counted
32011 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$970
Chance against standard
-8.1%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 185 of 321.

Launches counted
1858 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$846
Chance against standard
+16.2%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
-12.8%$124 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Dialogue Heavy, 6 to 30 months old: 321 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 18 of 321 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, LOCKDOWN Protocol (33.2% of the money): 320 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 185 of 321.

Interactive Fiction holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Interactive Fiction through every lens, all prices
Interactive FictionBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,254 of 1,438 launchesWithout the breakout1,437 of 1,438 launchesLast 18 months817 of 1,438 launches
Launches counted1,43884 hits1,25464 hits1,43783 hits81755 hits
Earned $100k+5.8 in 1001 in 175.1 in 1001 in 205.8 in 1001 in 176.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$909top tenth $41,699+$849$909$787
Chance against standardthe yardstick-12.1%0.7 fewer in 1000.0%no change+15.5%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-6.6%$60 less0.0%no change-13.4%$122 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Interactive Fiction, 6 to 30 months old: 1,438 launches.

Launches counted
1,43884 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$909top tenth $41,699+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 184 of 1,438 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,25464 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$849
Chance against standard
-12.1%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-6.6%$60 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Until Then (10.3% of the money): 1,437 launches left.

Launches counted
1,43783 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$909
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 817 of 1,438.

Launches counted
81755 hits
Earned $100k+
6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$787
Chance against standard
+15.5%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard
-13.4%$122 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Interactive Fiction, 6 to 30 months old: 1,438 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 184 of 1,438 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Until Then (10.3% of the money): 1,437 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 817 of 1,438.

A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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